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madmike23 wrote:Anyone ride here lately? Last time i was there, you could barely see the trail. I was surprised at how many leaves had fallen there, but not at my house ( I live a few miles from the trail).

Just got back....

Leaves are still there but you should be able to see the trail fairly easy. Yellow loop is in good condition. Didn't ride the "swamp loop"

The swamp loop is soft and rooty, but rideable. The slowness makes the roots feel twice as big. I really like the new reroute at the far south end (previously known as seasonal loop). That switch back is going to be a challenge after it snows.

A few 3-5" diameter trees down, I cleared all of the small low hangers. One right at the beginning of the trail, one in the high side of the dragstrip, one just after the tues night entrance headed towards the trailhead and one towards the end in the trail between trails. A little greasy in spots but rideable, I avoided the swamp loop.

The aforementioned trees are still there; we'll be getting them on next Saturday's trail day. They can all be ridden, though, so there's no pressing need. The Swamp Loop should be avoided for now, as it's got ~6" of standing water in places.

Wish I could help out this W/E. But as this is a three-Day weekend, I will be out of town traveling South to honor my Father as Veteran's Day was most important to him. All, please remember the veterans that served today at the 11th hour, on the 11th day, on the 11th month!

Thanks to a LOT of work Jeremy (jer091) and the Shelby Township PRM staff River Bends is, as far as we can tell, clear and ridable. There may still be some small deadfall, but all of the major stuff on the main loop (yellow) seems to be gone. We'll continue assessing it all as we have time and remove what's left, but enjoy!

Rode a couple laps this morning and the conditions couldn't have been more enjoyable. There was a couple surprise ice patches on the swamp loop that made things fun, but other than that it was awesome.